Revelations is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. It was Tyner's first solo piano album since Echoes of a Friend (1972) and first Blue Note recording (apart from 1985's It's About Time with Jackie McLean) since Asante (1970). It was recorded in October 1988 and features thirteen solo performances by Tyner recorded at Merkin Hall. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "This is a rather special project from one of the finest jazz pianists of the past 35 years".[2]

Revelations
Live album by McCoy Tyner
Released	1989
Recorded	October 25–27, 1988
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note
McCoy Tyner chronology
Live at the Musicians Exchange Cafe (1987) Revelations (1989) Uptown/Downtown (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Yesterdays" (Harbach, Kern) - 4:40
2. "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (Cahn, Tyner) - 5:12
3. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Gabler) - 3:36
4. "View from the Hill" - 4:03
5. "Lazy Bird" (Coltrane) - 3:55
6. "Don't Blame Me" (Fields, McHugh) - 5:41
7. "Rio" - 4:43
8. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Berlin) - 3:59
9. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 3:35
10. "Contemplation" - 5:27
11. "Autumn Leaves" (Kosma, Mercer, Prévert) - 4:08 Bonus track on CD
12. "Peresina" - 6:08 Bonus track on CD
13. "When I Fall in Love" (Heyman, Young) - 4:07 Bonus track on CD

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

• Recorded at Merkin Hall, NYC, October 25 (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9 & 10), 26 (tracks 1, 3, 7, 8 & 13) and 27 (tracks 4, 11 & 12), 1988

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner: piano

References